Words are Weariness

E-Rickshaw (L) and Vikram ( R) I f there is one aspect in which North India has stolen a march over South India,  it  is  in the matter of E-Rickshaws. When I was en route to Delhi , I saw thousands of them crawling the streets in Jaipur, then , later I saw a good many of them in Karol Bagh where we stayed. I thought it is an urban phenomenon. Later I found, E-Rickshaws is the preferred mode of transport for women ( since they do not use two  wheelers) in Lalkuan.  It is as if  PM Modi silently announced PMERY , for whose who are  not familiar with mind bending mnemonics coming from Delhi - Pradhan Mantri Electric Rickshaw Yojana, and implemented it only in North India.  The ecosystem has  taken off so well that there are 4  shops selling batteries for E-Rickshaws in Lalkuan. As is my wont, I entered  into a  conversation with a Rickshaw owner-cum-driver ( luckily it  is the  norm, they are mostly owner-driven). He said, a battery, when new, can last for about 130 km and an ol